) and a doctoral degree in epidemiology with an emphasis on data analysis and biostatistics.Ms. Davona D Blackhorse, Northern Arizona University Davona Blackhorse is doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Health PhD program at Northern Arizona University. Ms. Blackhorse is a Navajo scholar interested in historical trauma of Indigenous people. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Culturally-based Ethical Barriers for American Indian/Alaska Native Students and Professionalsin EngineeringAbstract:Prior research suggests various reasons for the paucity of American Indian/Alaska Native(AI/AN) people in engineering fields, including academic deficiencies
storage systems. Dr. Tiari received his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) in 2012. He also received his Mechanical Engineering undergraduate degree from the University of Tehran in Iran. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Effectiveness of a Software-Based Service-Learning Project in First-Year Seminar Course for Engineering Freshmen during COVID-19 Pandemic1. Background and Motivation The Service-Learning Project (SLP) component in an introductory engineering freshmencourse at the University requires that students complete an engineering project from
Paper ID #30496The Case for Data Sharing Policies and FAIR Sharing Principles:Analyzing Journals and Articles of Engineering and Medical FacultyChris Wiley, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Physical Science and Engineering Research Data Services Librarian American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Case for Data Sharing Policies and FAIR Sharing Principles: Analyzing Journals and Articles of Engineering and Medical FacultyAbstractNumerous government and private funding agencies require data management plans andencourage data sharing. These
National Academy Press.knowledge of topics where the instructors did not have deep 2. Carlson, J., M. Frosmire, C.C. Miller, and M. Sapp Nelson, “Determin-58 Chemical Engineering Education ing Data Information Literacy Needs: A Study of Students and Research 19. Corti, L., V. Van den Eynden, L. Bishop, and M. Woolard, Managing Faculty,” Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 11(2), 629 (2011) and sharing research data: a guide to good practice, 2014: SAGE 3. National Science Foundation, Proposal and Award Policies and Publications. Procedures Guide Part I - Grant
). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Working Towards More Equitable Team Dynamics: Mapping Student Assets to Minimize Stereotyping and Task Assignment Bias Elisabeth (Lisa) Stoddard and Geoff PfeiferStereotyping and Bias on Student TeamsGroup-based learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs andinstitutions is common because it prepares students for STEM careers that require regular workin teams, and it allows them to develop skills associated with collaborative problem solving.These skills include communication, leadership, management, creativity, problem solving, andconflict resolution. However, research shows that stereotyping and bias are
Mudd College, Dr. Krauss was a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and enjoyed a career in industry. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, both from Boston University, and completed his undergraduate degree in Physics and Astronomy at Haverford College. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Modes of feedback in design review process: Implications for utility and effectiveness based on student genderAndrea M Vasquez, Sarah Silcox, Joseph Sinopoli, Laura Palucki-Blake, Gordon G. KraussAbstractDuring classroom design reviews, presenters receive and respond to questions from reviewers.Prior work
Ketcham received an MA in Sociology and Public Administration from New Mexico State University in 2005. She has worked as a program evaluator for NMSU's Alliance for Minority Participation's Bridge to the Doctorate program. Ketcham now works as an Environmental Advocate for the New Mexico Public Interest Research Group (PIRG).Karen Luces, New Mexico State University Page 12.402.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Contextual Factors Affecting Graduate Student Mentoring Lisa M. Frehill1, Amanda Lain2, Ricardo Jacquez3, Karen Luces3, and Lauren Ketcham41 Commission on Professionals in Science
. Page 12.830.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Impacting Instructional Practice through the Implementation of an Inquiry-Based Elementary Mathematics Program: A Single Site Collective Case Studyabstract: Traditional K-12 mathematics instruction begins with rules and procedures andprogresses to applications of those rules and procedures. Inquiry based instructional practicesengage students in the discovery of rules and procedures through mathematical investigations.Most elementary teachers practice traditional mathematics instruction although many mightdescribe themselves as inquiry-based practitioners. This study examines how theimplementation of an inquiry-based
Virginia University G. Michael Palmer is a Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at WVU. He is the primary course instructor for the WVU Balloon Satellites project course, and the developer of all of the WVU Balloon Board hardware and software. Page 13.135.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The WVU “Balloon Satellites” Project Course Abstract Over the past six years a “hands-on” aerospace engineering project course has beendeveloped and offered at West Virginia University (WVU), where student teams conceive,propose
Department at ASU and Director of the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET). Her teaching responsibilities are in the areas of mathematics education. Her research interests are in knowing and learning concepts of precalculus and beginning calculus, problem solving, secondary teacher knowledge, and teacher change. She is currently principal investigator and director of the NSF supported Math Science Partnership, Project Pathways: Opening Routes to Math & Science Success for All Students. Page 13.241.1© American Society for Engineering
13.487.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Empowering Engineering Students in the Educational ProcessAbstractThe educational system in Canada empowers students to become actively involved in theeducational process. We will provide numerous examples from our experience at McMasterUniversity, a research-intensive university, located in Hamilton, Ontario. The practicesdiscussed herein are typical of those used at many Canadian universities.Undergraduate students are actively involved in teaching assistantships, where they accept theresponsibility of teaching a tutorial and become intimately involved in the educational process.Students will give up their spare time to help students
Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Page 14.723.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Incorporating Scientific Analysis and Problem-Solving Skills into a Physics and Engineering Summer CourseAbstractThe Young Engineering and Science Scholars (YESS) three-week summer program offered bythe California Institute of Technology (Caltech) recruits and inspires talented high schoolstudents towards engineering and science career paths. The program is geared towards high-achieving, but traditionally
Engineering Education, 2009WATER : A Model Partnership for Sustainable Development and International Education Susan Norwood, EdD, RN (Department of Nursing, Gonzaga University) Bradley Striebig, PhD (School of Engineering, James Madison University)Abstract West African Technology, Education, and Reciprocity (WATER) is an interdisciplinarystudy abroad experience that focuses on the development of sustainable water and health-relatedresources in Benin, West Africa. The WATER program is a partnership between the SonghaiCentre in Porto Novo, Benin, James Madison University, and Gonzaga University. The coursehas been built around a consultative model of engagement: the Songhai Centre identified theirneeds and the professors and
. Since 2005 she has been collaborating with Dr. John Schmeelk on a series of studies of MATH 131, Contemporary Mathematics, students at VCUQatar. Results from these studies have been presented in Abu Dhabi and Qatar, as well as at previous annual meetings of ASEE. Page 14.1382.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Writing Techniques for Implementing Project-Directed MathematicsIntroductionUnderstanding college-level mathematics poses problems for many students, especially whenthose students are studying the concepts in a non-native language. Recently, the College ofHumanities and Sciences
AC 2009-344: PERCEPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE FRESHMAN STUDENTS ONROLE MODELS AND CORRELATION WITH THEIR EDUCATIONBACKGROUNDFarrokh Attarzadeh, University of HoustonDeniz Gurkan, University of HoustonMiguel Ramos, University of HoustonMequanint Moges, University of HoustonVictor Gallardo, University of HoustonMehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus ChristiReddy Talusani, Houston Community College SystemShruti Karulkar, University of Houston Page 14.951.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Perception of Undergraduate Freshman Students on Role Models and Correlation with Their Educational BackgroundAbstractThis paper reports the latest
and leadership development experience with military, profit and nonprofit organizations. He has also designed and taught numerous leadership development seminars both nationally and internationally. Randy received his master’s degree in organizational design and effectiveness from the Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, CA. Page 11.911.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Marketing Engineering through Open Mentoring®: A Web-based Pilot ProgramAbstractPaper OverviewThis paper provides an overview of the Open Mentoring® program in the College
Engineering Education, 2017 UAS Curriculum for Students using an Active Learning ApproachAbstractUnmanned aircraft systems (UAS) offer an exciting opportunity to teach students about basicprinciples of aerospace engineering and instill valuable systems engineering design experience.The widespread popularity of UAS, an explosion of affordable and capable systems, and recentadvances in policy by the FAA have created a permissive climate where these may be effectivelyused by students as either a new means to conduct scientific research or as the primary focus of asystems engineering design project. Whether a means or an end, UAS-based projects and coursesprovide stimulating and relevant learning opportunities many students are seeking today.The
Paper ID #18154Providing Hands-On Context to Frames and Machines AnalysisDr. Robert J. Prins, James Madison University Robert Prins received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2005; he is currently an associate professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University (JMU). Prior to joining JMU, Dr. Prins was a faculty member at Virginia State University. Dr. Prins’ industrial experience includes one year as a suspension engineer at Visteon, Inc. and five years as an engineer at Perceptron, Inc., a machine vision company. c American Society for Engineering
sequence in the BME department at the University of Virginia, and his research interests are in the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics. He is also interested in evaluating the pedagogical approaches optimal for teaching lab concepts and skills, computational mod- eling approaches, and professionalism within design classes. Dr. Allen also serves as PI and director for an NSF-funded Multi-Scale Systems Bioengineering REU site at U.Va. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Retrospective Multi-year Analysis of Team Composition Dynamics and Performance within a Yearlong Integrative BME Laboratory SequenceAbstractUndergraduate Biomedical Engineering majors at the University
technology, research, and accessibility in an academic environment to engage both students and colleagues. He is a native sign-language user who earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sign Language Interpreting and a Master’s degree in Special Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Relying on Sight as the Primary Sense: Employing Deaf Students in STEM and Design FieldsAbstractThe university of interest operates an R&D center that encourages students and faculty todevelop and test prototypes of devices to benefit individuals with diverse abilities. During the2017-18 academic year, the R&D center hired fifteen deaf students employees in STEM anddesign
a student” in 2014 and the ”Engineering Society Teaching Award” in 2016 and the ”Outstanding Performance Award” in 2018 from University of Waterloo. Her students regard her as an innovative teacher who continuously introduces new ideas to the classroom that increases their engagement.Dr. George A Hunt P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Hunt is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Civil Engineering Capstone Inventory: Standards of Practice & The ASCE Body of KnowledgeTags: capstone, senior design, civil engineering, ASCE, ASCE
a Ph.D. in Electrical/Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Educational Benefits of Unmanned Aerial Systems Design and Interdisciplinary Engineering OpportunitiesIntroductionOne requirement for an Engineering program to be accredited by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology, Inc (ABET) is to “Provide both breadth and depth across the rangeof engineering and computer science topics…”. This is often done through paper-based designprojects where multiple aspects of a project will be theoretically designed but never implementedin the real world due to time and budget constraints, thereby
has served as departmental ABET committee chair through a successful accreditation visit in Fall 2012. Dr. Matin’s research has been mostly in the areas of Computational Mechanics and Experimental Mechanics with applications in Solid Mechanics, Plasticity and Sheet Metal Forming. Dr. Matin has published more than 25 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. Dr. Matin is the recipient of NSF MRI award as a Co-PI. Dr. Matin worked in Automotive industry for Chrysler Corporation from 2005 to 2007. He Joined UMES in August 2007. He is affiliated with ASME and ASEE professional societies c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Evaluating Visual Comfort Metrics of Responsive Facade
details. Beth has her Master’s of Science degree in Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology and her Bachelor’s of Architecture degree from Ball State University. Additionally, she continues to practice architecture through her own company, Muse Design. She enjoys the synergistic relationship between her role as a professor and her role as an architect, and believes that this hybrid provides real world practicality into the classroom on a daily basis.Mrs. Kathryn Elizabeth Roche, c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Fostering Civic Identity in Architectural Technology Students through the Evaluation of Critical Reflection in Service Learning
mathematician with research areas in partial differential equations and dynamical systems, with a particular interest in problems from computational neuroscience. He has graduated 10 doctoral students, and is very involved student mentoring of undergraduate students and high school students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 THE IMPACT OF THE MATHEMATICS S-STEM PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON1. INTRODUCTIONThe University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is one of the eight campuses in the University ofTexas system, and it is the second largest campus after the flagship campus at Austin. It offersbachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. In the fall semester of
international committees for many international conferences.Dr. Shinming Shyu, Eastern Michigan University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Comparative Analysis of Technologies Used in Responsive Building FacadesAbstractNumerous factors stemming from revolutionary changes in public culture, economy, technologyand their impact on architecture initiated the idea of active facades in the 1960s. Among thesefactors, technological advancements in electrical control systems, computer engineering,information technology, artificial intelligence, cybernetics and material science have providedopportunities for use of dynamic entities in architecture and its
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Design and Assessment of the Social Responsibilities of Researchers Graduate Training Program at the University of Notre DameWhy Social Responsibilities? “Ethics” is, by now, recognized as a necessary and important part of the training of bothundergraduate and graduate engineering students. But the word can mean different things indifferent contexts. While as received from philosophy the term is profoundly broad, coveringeverything from making good decisions to living the good life, when it enters the engineeringeducation context considerations beyond immediate pragmatic concerns tend to fall away.Engineering ethics education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Redesigned Application Oriented Integral Calculus CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents the development of an application based curriculum for an integral calculuscourse, a project funded by the KEEN Foundation. Textbook examples are frequentlydisconnected from students’ immediate environment or use past data of little interest. In addition,information given on the subject is at most sketchy and the practical purpose of solving theseexamples is not clear. This lack of vivid applications in calculus courses motivated us to developcontent that can be used by instructors to enhance students’ learning experience by engagingthem directly in solving problems and applying attained skills to real life
, PacificVis 2014, and SIBGRAPI 2013 and honorable mentions at the VAST Challenge 2017 and CG&A 2011 best paper. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Designing Intelligent Review Forms for Peer Assessment: A Data-driven Approach AbstractThis evidence-based practice paper employs a data-driven, explainable, and scalable approach to the de-velopment and application of an online peer review system in computer science and engineering courses.Crowd-sourced grading through peer review is an effective evaluation methodology that 1) allows the use ofmeaningful assignments in large or online classes (e.g. assignments
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He also worked on projects and consulted for a number of private companies, including Lockheed Martin, Harris, and Boeing. Zalewski served as a chairman of the International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 5.4 on Industrial Software Quality, and of an International Federation of Automatic Control Technical Committee on Safety of Computer Control Systems. His major research interests include safety related, real-time embedded and cyberphysical computer systems, and computing education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A New Robotics Educational System for teaching Advanced Engineering Concepts to